Technology in the Classroom

College if southern Nevada

EDU 214
Linda Rios
9 October, 2020
 Teaching and Learning with Technology

Technology occupies a predominant place to guide in today's education. The

incorporation of technology in educational processes implies considering them both in the
definition of the curriculum and in designing and implementing pedagogical strategies and
didactic resources that support new learning, competences, and relationships with knowledge for
students.
It is necessary to train students using technology that allows mastery of new media and
its integration into the curriculum and teaching. The technology integration can generate changes
in the short, medium, and long term in classrooms to benefit the student's learning process. These
resources can develop engaging and innovative work activities that would be impossible to
program without its existence. However, these resources by itself cannot generate a
transcendental change in education.
Technology introduces learning to enrich knowledge, skills and values, students' and
teachers' attitudes, and the educational community. Current students have the ease and ability to
take advantage of technology resources. Most of today's students have been involved with
technology since their birth; This is why students, inside and outside the classroom, must act
with an attitude of responsibility when using technology, becoming the main author of their
knowledge, in addition to being creative, proactive, supportive and flexible to meet the
objectives that were previously established in planning, which will be according to the needs of
the group, the subject and the teacher who teaches it "We have a lot of kids especially in our
underserved regions as it related to those who have the ability to do for themselves -- who are
coming out not really understanding how to do basic tasks, PowerPoint presentations, word
processing. They're unable to live with technology" (Marlon 2017). Technology in education has
many advantages for students in their educational environment such as self-learning, promotes
creativity, facilitates communication, access to information, increase interest, adaptability,
flexibility, and storage of large amounts of data. It is considered positive because it enables the
student and the teacher to have more tools that favor the teaching-learning process as well as
contributing to their knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes with which they can carry out
various educational and other activities.
The purpose of using technology is to improve student training and promote teaching
material representative of each subject. The curricular contents with innovative proposals that
involve the use of technology. The curricular content is what should dictate the technological
needs and not vice versa. It should be as something extra but as an integral tool in the learning of
the students. The use of technology in education can inspire students' interest and motivation,
leading to exciting understanding, significance, and relevance.
The International Society for Technology in Education and The Nevada Computer and
Technology Standards

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the foremost

organization in teaching technology in the classroom. ISTE has seven standards that are applied
to students, teachers, computer educators, and coaches. ISTE student standards are Empowered
learner, Digital Citizen, Knowledge Constructor, Innovative Designer, Computational Thinker,
Creative Communicator, and Global collaborator. The standards are very important for students
to continue with education. It will allow them to grow their knowledge, not only as a student but
as a person. These skills will help in the future whether the person decides to continue with
education or not. The skills learned by the international society for technology in education.
Students need to be receptive to an education if they are going to learn. With that in mind
The Nevada computer and technology standards incorporate knowledge and skills that
students need to learn, such as creativity and innovation, communication and collaboration,
research and information fluency, critical thinking problem solving and decision making, digital
citizenship, and technology operations concepts.
The international society for technology in education (ISTE) and the Nevada computer
technology standard have in common that they want students to succeed by taking advantage of
today's internet resources. Student success in today's world is about acquiring and demonstrating
the knowledge, skills, and personal development necessary to achieve multiple personal and
educational goals. It is an expanded student-centered approach that recognizes the importance of
student motivation, engagement, and well-being. The internet is a tool that students must learn to
continue with education, and as sooner they learn it, the better.
 Lesson Plan: Spanish Reading; La Doctora Cubana
By: Linda Rios Mata
Grade Level: 9th Grade
Subject: Reading & Language Arts

Technology Content Standards:

 #1 Creativity and Innovation: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct

knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
 #2 Communication and Collaboration: Students use digital media and environments to
communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual
learning and contribute to the learning of others.
 #6 Technology Operations and Concepts: Students demonstrate a sound understanding
of technology concepts, systems, and operations.

Nevada Academic Content Standard(s):

 Reading Standard for world languages– Grade 9 #2: Interpretive Communication:
Learners understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on various topics.
 Reading Standard for world languages – Grade 9#5: Relating Cultural Products to
Perspectives: Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship
between the products and perspectives of the cultures studied.

Objective(s):

 Upon completing the lesson, students will take the vocabulary La Doctora Cubana and
translate it into Spanish. Once they finish, they will make a PowerPoint presentation of
the vocabulary they have learned along with images.
 The student will be able to use transitional phrases.

Materials:
 A book copy of the short story La Doctora Cubana
 Copies of vocabulary English to Spanish
 Pencil or another writing utensil
 Chromebook
 Audio reproducer
Suggested group size: 25 students

Procedure:
1. Introduce: Introduce a short story to the students and ask them how they feel about the
Spanish reading.
2. Read and listen: The short story La Doctora Cubana Students will memorize how to
pronounce Spanish words.
3. Discussion: Discussing La Doctora Cubana's short story. It will help the students with
the following assignment.
 Underline words that students recognize place students in groups of four. I will
pass them the short story La Doctora Cubana; they will underline words they are
familiar. Once they finish, they will discuss with their group what words they
underlined and what is its meaning in English.
1) What did you understand about the La Doctora Cubana short story?
2) What is the theme of the book?
3) How many words are you familiarized with the reading?
4) Was the reading easier after you listened to La Doctora Cubana's short
story audio?
5) Please list all the words you become familiar with the reading.
4. Activities:
a. Underlining La doctora Cubana short story Activity: The La doctora Cubana
discussion I have described above will be used for the lesson's discussion while
serving as one activity. I will separate the students into groups of four. We will be
discussing the reading, listening, and underling activity questions in the classroom
so that everybody can share their thoughts.
b. PowerPoint presentation: I will give the students a piece of paper with English
vocabulary that was incorporated in the book. They will have to look up the
words and put the meaning in Spanish.

Assessment:
 La Doctora Cubana Story Understanding & Think Pair Share: Students will be
assessed on the La Doctora Cubana discussion based on their participation and effort to
answer the questions as best they can. The think-pair-share activity will be used to
evaluate how much the students learned from the story and lesson. Students will earn
points based on how much they learned about the book and immigration that were
discussed in the book.
 PowerPoint and vocabulary Activity: The vocabulary activity will help the students
practice the Spanish language. They will practice these words until they memorize them.
When students make their presentations, they will learn how to use technology in the
classroom.
 Student Sample
The lesson plan Spanish Reading; La Doctora Cubana was fun because my teacher introduced
technology into our regular class By introducing technology into the classroom, we were able to
develop new skills in PowerPoint. The lesson plan Spanish Reading; La Doctora Cubana we
were able to socialize because all the classroom was divided in groups of four people. I had to
read La Doctora Cubana Short Spanish story with the other four of my classmates. I think it was
a good idea to work with other classmates because we can share ideas and help each other.after
we read the short story my teacher told me she was going to play the audio of the story, which I
think was perfect because it allowed us to learn the pronunciation of some Spanish words, and
after we finish listening the audio, we underlined the Spanish words we are familiar with. We
discussed the words we knew in the classroom with my teacher. With the vocabulary we
collected earlier, we will make a simple PowerPoint presentation with random sentences
introducing the vocabulary we collected earlier along with images.
 References
Marlon A.Walker. (2017, Aug 28). TECHNOLOGY: Classroom technology also vital to college
readiness: DeKalb buying computers to help prepare students. The Atlanta Journal -
Constitution Retrieved from http://ezproxy.library.csn.edu/login?url=https://www-
proquest-com.ezproxy.library.csn.edu/docview/1932770660?accountid=27953